The Extraordinary Jubilee in Rome
In Judaism and Christianity, the concept of the Jubilee is a special year of remission of sins and universal pardon. In the Biblical Book of Leviticus, a Jubilee year is mentioned to occur every fiftieth year, in which slaves and prisoners would be freed, debts would be forgiven and the mercies of God would be particularly manifest. In Christianity, the tradition dates to 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII convoked a holy year, following which ordinary jubilees have generally been celebrated every 25 or 50 years; with extraordinary jubilees in addition depending on need. Christian Jubilees, particularly in the Catholic tradition, generally involve pilgrimage to a sacred site, normally the city of Rome. The Catholic Church has declared the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy for 2015–2016. More information is available on Wikipedia
Our tour today stops over the city of Rome. In particular we want to mark the Extraordinary Jubilee celebrated by the Pope this year, with this comparation of images between the Sentinel-1 (Radar7 SAR instruments) and Sentinel-2 (Optical Sensor) satellites of the Copernicus programme.   View Sentinel 1 high resolution image (JPG 2.6 MB) View Sentinel 2 high resolution image (JPG 4 MB)
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